SHORROCK TRICHEM LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11m
Period ending 2025-06-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The Company has given consideration to the impacts of its strategic decision when assessing the appropriate basis of preparation of the financial statements and as a result has prepared them on a basis other than going concern.
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,509,901 | £30,944,000 | £38,042,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,477,061 | £198,000 | -£11,462,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,207,800 | £1,978,000 | -£11,452,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,611,912 | £1,642,000 | -£10,996,000 | — | |
| Cash | £3,030,165 | £2,666,000 | £2,010,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,848,380 | £17,464,000 | £6,392,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £15,553,091 | £17,195,000 | £6,199,000 | — | |
| Equity | £15,553,091 | £17,195,000 | £6,199,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 251 | 240 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £6,886,773 | £7,950,000 | £10,797,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £80,017 | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 0.6% | -30.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 5.3% | -28.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.6% | 1.1% | -179.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.1% | 37.5% | 53.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.11x | 2.43x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | 8.80x | 6.19x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The Company has given consideration to the impacts of its strategic decision when assessing the appropriate basis of preparation of the financial statements and as a result has prepared them on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- SHORROCK TRICHEM LIMITED · parent
- Washcraft Limited 100%
- Coffee Logistics Limited 100%
- Commercial Laundry Sales & Maintenance Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Acquisition of the Company by Lyreco SAS on 28 February 2025.”
- “Decision to transfer the Janitorial Supply division to Lyreco UK.”
- “Decision to cease activities of Washcraft and Powercare divisions and liquidate the Company by early 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIENARD, Gregory | Director | 2025-02-28 | Oct 1972 | French |
| NEMJO, Juraj | Director | 2025-02-28 | Jan 1978 | Slovak |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Joel Howard | Secretary | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
| DCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-03-14 | 2001-03-14 |
| ALLISON, David Paul | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
| BALDEN, David | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2010-04-03 |
| BEAN, Susan Mary | Director | 2022-01-21 | 2023-07-14 |
| BRACKETT, Jordan Robert | Director | 2023-07-14 | 2025-02-28 |
| BURDEN, Daniel John | Director | 2022-01-21 | 2023-10-13 |
| DARLINGTON, Caron Michelle | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
| DENNING, Malcolm | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2019-07-07 |
| ECKERSLEY, Ian James | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
| FISHWICK, Duncan | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
| LEWIS, Joel Howard | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
| MAHONEY, Shane Irwin | Director | 2022-01-21 | 2025-02-28 |
| OLIVER, David Lee | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
| SHORROCK, Keith Entwistle | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2022-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathalie Estelle Angelique Gaspard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-28 | Active |
| Caroline Murielle Anne Gaspard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-28 | Active |
| Mr Georges Andre Daniel Gaspard | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-02-28 | Active |
| Diversey Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-21 | Ceased 2025-02-28 |
| Mr Ian James Eckersley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-01-26 | Ceased 2022-01-21 |
| Mrs Anne Carole Eckersley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-01-26 | Ceased 2021-04-30 |
| Mr Joel Howard Lewis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-21 |
| Mr Duncan Fishwick | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-21 |
| Mr Keith Entwistle Shorrock | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-06-04 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-06-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.